Financial Aid

For qualified on-campus full-time students, financial aid assistance is offered through the U.S. Government and the USU Financial Aid Office. To qualify for federal student loans and financial aid packages, students must submit a FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Students are encouraged to apply for government aid after they are admitted to the MDATA program.

A limited number of graduate assistantships and scholarships are available on a competitive basis. Students admitted into the program may also be eligible for teaching assistant positions upon enrollment.

USU Financial Aid Office Contact Information:

Mailing Address: Financial Aid Office, 1800 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322–1800
Email: finaid@usu.edu
Phone: 435.797.0173
Fax: 435.797.0654
Location: Taggart Student Center Room 306

Please be aware that graduate students must be enrolled for a minimum of six credits each semester in order to qualify for a student loan.

Graduate Non-resident Tuition for Excellence Waiver

The Non-Resident Tuition Waiver for Excellence is a one-year waiver of the non-resident portion of graduate tuition.

A limited number of students may be eligible for the non-resident tuition waiver whose GPA and other qualifications are above the average for the Huntsman School. Eligibility of request is evaluated by the department's graduate committee.

Waiver Information

Alumni Legacy Nonresident Waiver

Children or grandchildren of USU Alumni can attend Utah State with the nonresident portion of tuition waived Follow your parents' footsteps and become an Aggie. To qualify for the Alumni Legacy Nonresident Waiver, a future Aggie must:

• Be admitted.
• Have at least one parent who earned an associate degree or higher from Utah State University.
• Enroll at USU as a first-time student.

Additional Information about the Legacy non-resident waiver and Applications

Western Regional Graduate Program

This program allows residents of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to pay resident tuition for approved programs. The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education provides a list of participating USU graduate programs. This waiver may be applied every semester that a student is enrolled in an eligible program, and students can apply for this waiver by completing a WRGP application for non-resident tuition.